. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. Ripe pod of Cleome pentaphylla, showing the stalk between the pod and pedicel Stamem 6, coalescing Mow iclth gynopJiore, free above. Learns palmate. 1. C. pentaphylla, L. 0 Men- tanaJi. Tamalihah. .5 to .8, of lower leaves 5, oblong-elliptical,of upper 3, minute. Petals long-claw^ed, 2-5 ?times as long as calyx ; filaments free froramiddle of gijnopliore ; capsule (Fig. 55)linear,much longer than gynophore ; seeds concen-trically lorinkled—Spring—Pl
. Flora of Syria, Palestine, and Sinai : from the Taurus to Ras Muhammas and from the Mediterranean sea to the Syrian desert. Ripe pod of Cleome pentaphylla, showing the stalk between the pod and pedicel Stamem 6, coalescing Mow iclth gynopJiore, free above. Learns palmate. 1. C. pentaphylla, L. 0 Men- tanaJi. Tamalihah. .5 to .8, of lower leaves 5, oblong-elliptical,of upper 3, minute. Petals long-claw^ed, 2-5 ?times as long as calyx ; filaments free froramiddle of gijnopliore ; capsule (Fig. 55)linear,much longer than gynophore ; seeds concen-trically lorinkled—Spring—Plain of Sharon. * * Stamens 4-6, free from their base. t Leaves d-foliolate, or the U23p>er onlysimjyle. I Seeds woolly. 2. C. Arabica, L. Zifrah. Shajarat wahhsh .glandular-pubescent, branched. Leafletsoblong-linear .015 to .03 long. Pods () sessile, pendulous, oblong, reticulate,glandular, .04 to .05 long, .008 broad — Spring Fig. 0 Um-Rumail. to .5, densely Flower of Cleome pentaphylla (a)Four of the six stamens, (b) Theovary. (,c) The gynophore, {d)The petals, (e) The sepals, (/)The pedicel. Ain-el-beidha at lower end of Dead sea, and southward. 108 CAPPARIDACE^. (CAPER FAMILY.) I I Seeds glabrous. 3. C. ornitliopodokles, L. © .3 to .5, sparingly glandular-pubescent, sparingly branchedabove. Leaflets oblong-linear .01 to .03 stipitate or sessile, d«tiexed, linear, striate,torulose, slightly papillose-glandular, .03 to .05long, .0015 broad — Spring — Aintab and north-ward and eastward. 4. C bracliycarpa, Vahl. 21 to .4, glandular, branching from neck. Leafletsthickish, lenticular to obovate-oUong, .005 to .01long, floral minute, often simjile. Pods sessile,glandular, .01 to .013 long, .002 broad — Spring— Sinai near Red Sea. Fig. 57. 11 Leaves Stamens 6. Pods sliort-stipitate. woolly.,
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